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Long Shot

Blue Snowmass, CO

Steepest pitch27°
Vertical2,754 ft
Length12,802 ft
Average pitch13°
FacesN
Top11,375 ft

Long Shot drops 2,754 vertical feet over 12,802 feet of skiing, with a steepest pitch of 27° about 2,260 feet below the top. That's steeper than 89% of the 5,615 blue runs we've measured in North America, and the 72nd steepest of 126 named runs at Snowmass. It faces north.

How well Long Shot holds snow

Snow preservationGood

Facing north at an average 13°, Long Shot gets about 70% of the winter sun that flat ground at Snowmass does, December through March. That's shadier than 72% of the runs we've measured, and the 57th shadiest named run at Snowmass. Its top sits at 11,380 feet.

Shaded snow stays colder and drier, so it holds powder longer after a storm and is slower to crust over or turn to slush in spring. Shading from ridges and trees isn't counted yet.

Long Shot profile

under 25°25–35°35–45°45°+ Hover to follow the line on the map.

Where it is on the mountain

Runs like Long Shot elsewhere

Nearby at Snowmass

Measured by ZRankings from USGS lidar (1-meter where it exists, coarser elsewhere). Steepest pitch is the steepest stretch of about 50 vertical feet along the skiable line. Run lines come from OpenStreetMap and can sit a little off the skied path.